Recently Featured Wineries
When is the last time you tried a wine and thought, "Wow!"? Do you know what makes each and every wine we feature truly unique and special? You may already know it's because they are all crafted by winemakers who are passionate about the hands-on, small-batch wines they produce. Every wine is from authentic, family-owned wineries, dedicated to making the very best wines.
Click on a winery page below to learn more about the wineries and their remarkable wines featured in our Wine Clubs. You will also find details on the wine region, winemaker/owner stories and even recipes to pair with their wines!
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Pellegrini Wine Company
The Pellegrini family has been growing grapes and crafting small-lot wines in Sonoma County for four generations, building upon a legacy of artisan viticulture and winemaking in the heart of the Russian River Valley.
In the ever-changing scramble that is today’s modern California wine i ...
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JCR Vineyard
Located on the historic Jalama Cañon Ranch in Santa Barbara County, JCR Vineyard is one of the region's tiniest and most reputable boutique wineries producing exclusively estate-grown wines
A relatively new artisan winery just south of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA ...
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Montemar Winery
From humble garage winemaking beginnings comes the ultra-tiny Montemar Winery, releasing small lots of Rhône and Burgundian style wines from Santa Barbara County's most desirable vineyards.
Located in the heart of Santa Barbara County’s affectionately named ‘L ...
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Alysian Wines
An ultra-boutique vintner in Sonoma County, third-generation winemaker Woody Hambrecht crafts small-lot bottlings from veteran growers and off-the-beaten-path vineyards for his family's Alysian Wines.
He may come from a family with deep roots in the California wine indus ...
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Belden Barns
A boutique, family-owned winery and farmstead operation, Belden Barns crafts exceptional small-lot wines and gourmet food products from the heart of Sonoma Mountain
Perched on the Northwest shoulder of Sonoma Mountain, Belden Barns is ...
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SAMsARA Wine Co.
These wines are honest, complex, serious and unique, representing some of the best in quality and value in Santa Barbara County.
Originally founded in 2002 by Chad and Mary Melville, SAMsARA Wine Co. ...
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Frostwatch Vineyard & Winery
Garagiste winery garnering several awards for its limited production wines
Founded in 2002 by Brett Raven and Diane Kleinecke, Frostwatch Vineyar ...
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Sojourn Cellars
One of the most reputable boutique wineries in California
After the infamous dot-com crash of 2000, many in the high tech world ...
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Blair Estate Vineyards & Winery
An artisan winery in the heart of Arroyo Seco, Blair Estate honors the Blair family's farming legacy with the world-class Delfina's Vineyard and a collection of limited-release wines.
One of the newest micro-estate wineries in the Arroyo Seco appellation ...
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Myka Cellars
An award-winning boutique winery makes a move from the Santa Lucia Highlands to the up-and-coming region of El Dorado County, opening up an array of viticulture and winemaking possibilities.
Founded in 2009 by winemaker Mica Raas, Myka Cellars was originally in ...
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Amphora Winery
Rick Hutchinson blends his passions for premium winemaking and handmade pottery with Amphora Winery, one of the top boutique wineries of California's Dry Creek Valley.
Founded by Rick Hutchinson in 1997, Amphora Winery is a small hands-on ...
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Volatus Wine
An ex-fighter pilot follows his heart to Paso Robles wine country where he crafts an extremely limited profile of expressive, site-driven wines for his under-the-radar Volatus Wine company.
Founded in 2004 by TOPGUN pilot/instructor Hal "Bull" Schmitt, Volatus ...
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Varner Wine
Twin brothers create a winemaking legacy with their critically acclaimed Burgundian-style wines.
Since the 1980's, the Varners have hand-farmed and hand-crafted specia ...
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Seagrape Wine Company
Terroir- driven Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from select vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills of Santa Barbara County.
Many of us say we'd like to give up our regular job to follow a dream, ...
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Weatherborne Wine Corp.
There is a bright future for the one-time garagiste winemaker
Cris Carter hails from a family of aviators. ...
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Alma Fría
Terroir-driven wines that are a wonderful addition to the West Sonoma Coast wine community
Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, Jan Holtermann grew up in a f ...
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Margerum Wine Company - Barden Wines
Takes a true French approach to winemaking
Doug Margerum first took an interest in wine while on a family vacatio ...
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Windrun Vintners
Focusing on crafting premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Central Coast
Windrun Vintners is a relatively new Santa Barbara County based winery ...
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Furthermore Wines
On a mission to produce Pinot Noir from the best regions and vineyards in California
Founded by two lifelong friends, Chad Richard and Bob Zeches, Furtherm ...
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Hug Cellars
Expressive, small-batch wines from the Central Coast.
Founded in 1994 on California's Central Coast, Hug Cellars is a small ...
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